Today is Monday, November 25, 2024
The Whitewater High School Gymnastics Team had their first dual meet of the season on Tuesday, January 7th against Jefferson at Whitewater High School. The gymnasts had many individual improvements placing some individuals in the top three varsity spots. The highlights of the dual meet included Halee Peters placing third in the Vault scoring a 7.95, third on the Balance Beam scoring a 7.3, second in the Uneven Bars scoring a season high of 7.3, and second in the All-Around scoring a 29.75. Jenna Caldwell also had a successful meet placing third in the Uneven Bars scoring a 6.95 and scoring a season high and personal best on the Floor exercise with a 7.5. Anna Ejnik had a stellar Floor routine scoring a personal best of 8.05 placing her into second place. Maddy Donnelly scored a personal best on the floor exercise scoring a 6.35 along with Brenda Aguilar scoring a personal best on the Balance Beam with a 6.25. Caleigh Yang competed All-Around for the first time this season scoring a 24.30. For many of our JV competitors it was their first competition of the season and they all did incredibly well. Ashly Xochipa placed second in the Vault scoring a 6.6 and third on the Balance Beam. The JV team consisted of Brooke Bazeley and Julit Feit. Kaylee Fell who is our team manager kept track of all scores and was a great help at the meet. The next gymnastics invitational is on Saturday January 25th at Southwestern High School. Come on out and support your Whippet athletes!
Official Basketball Box Score
Official Basketball Box Score
Wis.-Whitewater vs Wis.-Eau Claire
1/4/20 5:00 PM at Zorn Arena
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VISITORS: Wis.-Whitewater 5-7, 0-1
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
05 Kale, Bailey........ * 5-11 1-1 0-0 0 2 2 1 11 4 0 0 2 37
11 Conaghan, Brian..... * 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 14
23 Ards, Equan......... * 5-11 0-1 5-8 1 6 7 2 15 3 4 0 3 33
24 Brahm, Jack......... * 1-2 0-0 1-4 1 5 6 1 3 1 1 0 0 29
25 Jensen, Riley....... * 4-6 0-0 0-0 3 0 3 3 8 1 0 1 0 26
03 Burks, James........ 5-6 0-1 1-2 0 2 2 3 11 0 3 0 0 16
12 Fox, James.......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+
21 Gates, Austin....... 0-2 0-1 0-0 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 19
33 Chislom, Trevon..... 3-5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 6 0 1 0 0 9
34 Martinez, Rocky..... 1-4 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 17
Team................ 1 2 3 2
Totals.............. 25-50 2-8 7-14 9 20 29 18 59 9 15 1 6 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-25 40.0% 2nd Half: 15-25 60.0% Game: 50.0% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd Half: 0-2 0.0% Game: 25.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 7-11 63.6% 2nd Half: 0-3 0.0% Game: 50.0% 0,3
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HOME TEAM: Wis.-Eau Claire 10-2, 1-0
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
03 Spencer Page........ * 5-12 3-7 0-0 0 2 2 2 13 2 3 0 1 36
20 Cole Rabedeaux...... * 10-14 1-2 2-4 0 1 1 4 23 4 2 0 2 30
22 Blake Wacholz....... * 0-0 0-0 3-4 0 3 3 0 3 2 2 1 1 32
23 Cam Kuepers......... * 2-6 1-1 3-4 1 1 2 4 8 0 2 0 1 32
24 Carter Brooks....... * 4-6 1-3 2-2 0 4 4 1 11 2 1 1 0 30
05 Clay Kujawa......... 2-2 0-0 1-2 0 3 3 1 5 0 0 0 0 13
30 Adam Link........... 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 10
34 Luke Reader......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8
40 Brock Voigt......... 1-1 0-0 1-2 0 4 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 7
50 Luke Pannier........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Team................ 1 1 2 1
Totals.............. 24-43 6-15 12-18 2 21 23 17 66 11 11 3 5 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-22 40.9% 2nd Half: 15-21 71.4% Game: 55.8% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd Half: 4-7 57.1% Game: 40.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd Half: 7-10 70.0% Game: 66.7% 0,2
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Officials: Jeff Lewis, Thaddeaus Hillard, Tom Turkes
Technical fouls: Wis.-Whitewater-None. Wis.-Eau Claire-None.
Attendance: 742
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Wis.-Whitewater............... 29 30 - 59
Wis.-Eau Claire............... 25 41 - 66
Warhawks Win Ninth Straight to Open WIAC Play
The No. 19 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s basketball team overcame a slow start with a 25-point second quarter and a big run in the third Saturday, January 4 to defeat UW-Eau Claire 67-41 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener for both teams at Kachel Gymnasium.
The Warhawks (11-1 overall, 1-0 WIAC), who extended their active win streak to nine games, shot 68.8 percent (11-of-16) in the second quarter and 64.3 percent (9-of-14) in the third to overcome a 3-for-16 start in the first quarter.
UW-Whitewater forced 21 turnovers and held the Blugolds to 28.6 percent shooting for the contest.
Sophomore guard Veronica Kieres paced a group of four players in double figures for the Warhawks with 14 points to go along with a team-best seven rebounds. Senior guard Becky Raeder posted 11 points and three assists, junior guard Rebekah Schumacher totaled 11 points, four rebounds and three assists, and sophomore guard Yssa Sto. Domingo registered 11 points, four rebounds and a career-high seven assists.
UW-Eau Claire (5-6, 0-1) scored the first four points of the game, and UW-Whitewater finally got on the board on a 3-pointer by Sto. Domingo with 3:59 on the clock in the first quarter and started an 8-0 UW-W run. The two teams were tied by the end of the quarter.
The Blugolds grabbed a 14-12 advantage at the 7:43 mark of the second quarter. The Warhawks responded with a 10-0 spurt that included back-to-back 3-pointers by Sto. Domingo and Raeder.
UW-Whitewater built its lead to double digits on a layup by Sto. Domingo with 3:41 left, and junior guard Rebekah Schumacher made it an 11-point game just under a minute later with a 3-pointer.
Sophomore guard Veronica Kieres gave the Warhawks their largest lead of the first half, 33-20, on a layup with 1:29 to go in the half.
UW-Eau Claire drew to within six points at the 5:54 mark of the third quarter. From there, UW-Whitewater scored 16 straight points until a Blugold bucket in the waning moments of the period and held a 55-35 advantage heading to the fourth.
Raeder extended the Warhawks’ lead to 25 by the midway point of the fourth quarter on a layup. A pair of Kieres free throws with 2:53 remaining gave the team its largest lead to that point.
UW-Whitewater returns to action Wednesday, January 8 at 7 p.m. against UW-Stevens Point on Whitewater Community Night at Kachel Gymnasium.
The Whippet Girls’ Basketball Team resumed conference play at Edgerton on Friday, January 3 — and squeezed out a victory, 50-48.
Kacie Carollo led the Whippet scoring with 14 including two 3’s. Second in scoring was Brianna Zimdars with 13 including 6 of 7 from the free-throw stripe.
Brianna Zimdars 
Kacie Carollo
Whitewater is now in a three-way tie for third place in the 10 team Rock Valley Conference with a record of 4-3.
Photos and comments submitted by Bob Mischka.
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